Harkat-ul-Mujahideen

Harkat-ul-Mujahideen (HUM) was a Pakistan-based Islamic militant group which operated primarily in Kashmir. It was founded in 1985 by Fazlur Rehman Khalil, and, at the end of the Soviet-Afghan War, it entered Kashmiri politics by use of militants. Its leaders were arrested by India in 1994, leading to HUM carrying out several kidnappings in attempts to free its leaders. In 1995, they killed five kidnapped Western tourists in Kashmir. In 1999, the group hijacked Indian Airlines Flight 814, leading to the release of many prominent Islamists. During the Afghanistan War, HUM shared bases with al-Qaeda and the Taliban.